The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (2011)

7.7/10 Drama Crime History
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Quick Facts

Premiered
Apr 2011
Runtime
120 mins
Language
English
Status
Ended

Networks

ITV1

Storyline

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher is based on Kate Summerscale's account of a Victorian murder case that shocked the whole country. Detective Inspector Jack Whicher finds himself traveling to a remote country house where he investigates the murder of a young child. He soon manages to discover a web of lies and concealment amid the family living there, which he thinks vindicates the police's chief suspect in the murder case.

Cast

Paddy Considine
Paddy Considine
Mr Whicher
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith
Commissioner Mayne
William Beck
William Beck
Dolly Williamson
Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll
Mrs Piper
Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Samuel Kent
Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson
Superintendent Foley
Alexandra Roach
Alexandra Roach
Constance Kent
Ben Miles
Ben Miles
Dr. Stapleton
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter
Peter Edlin QC
Emma Fielding
Emma Fielding
Mary Kent
Kate O'Flynn
Kate O'Flynn
Elizabeth Gough
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman
Susan Spencer
Shaun Dingwall
Shaun Dingwall
Inspector George Lock
Mark Bazeley
Mark Bazeley
Thomas Gann
Sean Baker
Sean Baker
Joshua Gann
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
Reverend Marlow
Alistair Petrie
Alistair Petrie
Dr. Casement
Billy Postlethwaite
Billy Postlethwaite
Stephen Gann
John Heffernan
John Heffernan
Captain Charles Shore
Kate Fahy
Kate Fahy
Georgina Shore
Laura Morgan
Laura Morgan
Katherine Shore
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
Sir Edward Shore
Ellora Torchia
Ellora Torchia
Miss Khan / Zeenat Jabour
Helen Bradbury
Helen Bradbury
Lady Jane Coverly
Risteard Cooper
Risteard Cooper
Sir Henry Coverly
Joanna Horton
Joanna Horton
Mrs Ruth Hallows
James Northcote
James Northcote
Linus Finch
Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson
Joshua Hallows